[ Akechi wasn't there, and he's relieved for it. small comforts, he supposes. there are some aspects of the encounter with the spear that don't strike him to talk about, but he's never been good at talking about himself, really.

he wonders how much he can trust Akechi, but neither of them have anything to gain in this game. they're in it together now. ]

We used it to break apart the fantasy. It was like the spear itself was in pain. It was grieving, and hurt. It needed us to trust it.

...

So we did.

[ and everything dissolved. ]